Phonetics and Phonology
Refers to the degree of strength used to produce syllables
What is 'stress'?
-en, -in
What are examples of suffixes?
Do you like English Language?
What is an example of an interrogative sentence?
1500-1800
What years define the Early Modern English period?
Creole
What does a pidgin become?
'@@@@@@'
Conjunctions, determiners, prepositions, interjectors, auxiliary verbs, modal verbs, pronouns
What word classes are function words?
for and but so
What are examples of coordinating conjunctions?
The man famous for the invention of the printing press
Who is William Caxton?
a language used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages, the biggest is English.
What is a Lingua Franca?
A sound is added to a word
What is phonetic insertion?
Adding this can change the word class of a word.
What is a derivational morpheme?
Adverbial
The part of a sentence that describes place, manner or ability.
William the Conqueror
Who led the Norman Invasion?
SVO
What is the typical word order of Standard Australian English?
Refers to the omissions (deletion) of a sound in a connected speech
could, would, should, will, may
What are examples of modal verbs?
Two of more clauses; only coordinating conjunctions joining clauses
What is a compound sentence?
A language variety that has undergone substantial codification of grammar and usage
What is language standardisation?
The concept that language and its structures limit and determine human knowledge or thought
What is linguistic determinism?
ə
What is the IPA symbol for a schwa?
NASA
What is an example of an initialism?
I ate the cake.
The cake was eaten.
What is active and passive voice?
Twelfth-century work of biblical exegesis
What did Ormulum produce?
The process by which languages continue to be spoken by a speech community despite facing competition from dominant or global language(s).